COGENT BREEDING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7M
-8.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+5.6% vs 2023
Employees
231
+3.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£233K
-117.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,412,000 | £26,421,000 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,311,000 | -£233,000 | -117.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,320,000 | -£233,000 | -117.7% | |
| Net profit | £507,000 | -£149,000 | -129.4% | |
| Cash | £1,857,000 | £1,706,000 | -8.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,428,000 | £13,214,000 | +6.3% | |
| Net assets | £12,129,000 | £12,807,000 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £12,129,000 | £12,807,000 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 223 | 231 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £8,053,000 | £8,644,000 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £19,000 | £19,000 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.5% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.0% | 35.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.74x | 2.30x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- COGENT BREEDING LIMITED 1998-12-16 → present
- BELGRAVE FARM LIMITED 1992-11-11 → 1998-12-16
- VERSEPOWER LIMITED 1992-09-28 → 1992-11-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Upon review of the results to date, along with the forecast to 31 December 2026, and considering the reasonable possible changes in trading activity the directors are satisfied that sufficient resources will be available to the Company to meet its financial liabilities as they fall due. ... Based upon their considerations and enquiries, the directors have no reason to believe that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt over the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for the period to 31 December 2026 and the directors accordingly have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEVIER, Gregg Webber, Mr. | Director | 2017-10-05 | Jul 1953 | American |
| MORENO, Juan Fernando, Mr. | Director | 2017-10-05 | Jan 1966 | American |
| ROACH, Mark Anthony | Director | 2019-02-12 | Dec 1959 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHADWICK, Geoffrey Murray, Mr. | Secretary | 2013-03-19 | 2017-10-05 |
| EVINGTON, Mark Ian | Secretary | 2001-07-12 | 2008-05-22 |
| FERGUSON, Kerry Ann | Secretary | 2010-06-07 | 2013-03-19 |
| GRIMES, David Peter Justus | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | 2001-07-12 |
| JERVIS, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2008-05-22 | 2010-06-07 |
| LORD, Susan Mary | Secretary | 1992-10-19 | 2000-05-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-09-28 | 1992-10-19 |
| ALVIS, John | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2016-11-02 |
| BAISON, Richard Paul | Director | 2005-09-28 | 2008-05-22 |
| BRIGSTOCKE, Timothy David Alexander | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2010-06-07 |
| COWARD, Norman | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2005-09-28 |
| DARE, Andrew Rodney | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-12-18 |
| DOYLE, Peter Lawrence | Director | 2009-09-18 | 2016-11-02 |
| EVINGTON, Mark Ian | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2014-11-30 |
| HAGGER, Jonathan Osborne | Director | 1992-10-19 | 2008-12-31 |
| HAMILTON, John Ian | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2017-10-05 |
| HEYWOOD, Timothy James | Director | 1992-10-19 | 1994-01-06 |
| HEYWOOD, Timothy James | Director | 1992-10-19 | 2004-05-28 |
| JALLANDS, Stephen | Director | 1999-02-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| KENDALL, William Bruce | Director | 2010-02-10 | 2011-09-20 |
| KERR, John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2005-09-28 |
| MOULSON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2016-11-11 |
| MUIR, Alasdair Rankin | Director | 2004-02-09 | 2005-06-22 |
| PAWLAK, Chad | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2017-03-17 |
| RAMSBOTTOM, Graham Paul | Director | 2012-06-19 | 2019-02-12 |
| ROACH, Mark Anthony | Director | 2017-01-24 | 2017-10-05 |
| ROACH, Mark Anthony | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2005-09-28 |
| TOWNSHEND, James Reginald | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2005-09-28 |
| TURNER, Andrew Berry | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| WILKINSON, Philip James | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2017-10-05 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-09-28 | 1992-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stgenetics Worldwide Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-31 | Active |
| Deva Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-30 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.